Episodes

  • Episode 57 – Martian Madrigals

    Episode 57 – Martian Madrigals
    Sep 26 2024
    Our 2024 book club concludes with Roger Zelazny’s 1963 novelette “A Rose for Ecclesiastes”, wherein a poet goes to Mars and discovers he’s not very good at describing dances. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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  • Episode 56 – That Was Just Cloud Talk, Man

    Episode 56 – That Was Just Cloud Talk, Man
    Apr 21 2024
    We have only good things to say about The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed (2021), though that doesn’t extend to the term “hopepunk” used in the marketing copy. Is this post-apocalyptic novella set in Alberta the best specifically Canadian piece of science fiction out there? We make the case that it is. Download … Continue reading Episode 56 – That Was Just Cloud Talk, Man
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  • Episode 55 – Slay, Queen

    Episode 55 – Slay, Queen
    Feb 28 2024
    90s fantasy is back, baby! We discuss The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (2019). Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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  • Episode 54 – Fungus Among Us

    Episode 54 – Fungus Among Us
    Jan 31 2024
    Will we survive the fungal infestation that lurks beneath Toronto in The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan (2023)? This horror/near-future science fiction/fantasy novel is packed with ideas and has plenty of relevant criticism of the direction Canada is heading, but doesn’t bring things together in a satisfactory way for the three of us. We talk … Continue reading Episode 54 – Fungus Among Us
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  • Episode 53 – 2023 Year in Review

    Episode 53 – 2023 Year in Review
    Dec 29 2023
    In the dying days of 2023, we came together to reflect on the best things that we read, watched, listened to and played this year. Tune in to the end for our “dishonourable mentions” as well, where we consider…the opposite. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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  • Episode 52 – Terraforming Moose

    Episode 52 – Terraforming Moose
    Nov 12 2023
    We wrap up our 2023 book club with a recent release, The Terraformers (2023) by Annalee Newitz. This throwback to the fix-up novel explores a lot of big ideas about ecology, biology and society, but do all the many, many elements work together as a whole? And what’s up with all the references to Canada? … Continue reading Episode 52 – Terraforming Moose
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  • Episode 51 – Quack, Quack

    Episode 51 – Quack, Quack
    Aug 31 2023
    A working-class memoir? In this day and age? We sit down to discuss Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (2022) by Kate Beaton. Warning: Includes mentions of sexual assault and workplace harassment. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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  • Episode 50 – Parable of the Podcasters

    Episode 50 – Parable of the Podcasters
    Aug 1 2023
    We talk about Parable of the Sower (1993) by Octavia Butler, which begins in the far-future year of 2024. And yet somehow, this still seems like a shockingly plausible representation of what next year could like. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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